History VideoGame / FatalFury

* MsFanservice: Mai has always been like this, but never as much in the ''Fatal Fury'' games as in the anime or the SpinOff games, where {{Flanderization}} did its job. Blue Mary and Bonne Jenet are also fanservicey, but not reaching this extreme.

* {{Expy}}: Geese has a striking resemblance to King, the final boss of ''The Super Spy'' (see comparison [[http://img88.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=superspy.jpg here]]). The intro to ''Fatal Fury 3'' may be a reference to it.
** He also draws comparisons with Aussie from the Jean Claude Van Damme movie, ''Bloodsport''.

* KiAttacks: Pretty much everyone.

* ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' (1999, UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2)

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''VideoGame/FightersHistory Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan. Mai Shiranui appears in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 5: Last Round''[[note]]Astonishingly appropriate, we know![[/note]] and its sequel, ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive6'', while Geese Howard appears as a DLC Fighter in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. Terry Bogard appeared in ''VideoGame/FightingEXLayer'' in 2018, and in 2019, Terry himself was announced as the fifth [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

** [[BloodKnight Wolfgang]] [[BiggerBad Krauser's]] Gigantic Cyclone first made its appearance in the anime adaptation of ''Fatal Fury 2'' in the form of the Senpu-Ken move, where both he and {{T|heProtagonist}}erry [[{{Eagleland}} Bogard]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IGOvlhVpM could use it (00:45-01:09).]] (though Terry used it in the previous anime as well and he also used a kick variant to beat Geese). It became a case of ThrowItIn, when {{Creator/SNK}} added it to Krauser's moves set, as his P-Power move, in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'', where it was renamed "Gigantic Cyclone".

The distinctive characteristic of the series is the ability of the characters to fight in two different planes in most stages, giving them the capability to avoid attacks by moving between planes. This system suffers some changes after the third installment and was dropped altogether for the last game.

* ActionGirl: Mai Shiranui, Blue Mary, Li Xiangfei, Bonne Jenet, Hotaru, and Tsugumi Sendo. Mai purposely [[JustForPun bounces]] in [[FauxActionGirl and out]] of the trope; she has the skills and uses them the major part pof the time, but sometimes [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel plays the damsel in distress intentionally]] in order to make [[CelibateHero Andy]] [[TheDulcineaEffect appreciate her more.]]

* {{Cutscene}}: For all the installments that had a plot.

* HelloNurse: Mai is this. Signs are easily evident in comments made by the male characters, and it's more evident in the anime series. In contrast, Blue Mary, who's also considered attractive, attracts more attention because of her job.

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''VideoGame/FightersHistory Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan. Mai Shiranui appears in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 5: Last Round''[[note]]Astonishingly appropriate, we know![[/note]], while Terry Bogard appeared in ''VideoGame/FightingEXLayer'' in 2018, and in 2019, Terry himself was announced as the fifth [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

* UglyGuyHotWife: Cheng is a very short, very fat, very immoral... with an incredibly beautiful and affectionate wife. Averted with Kim and Myeng Swuk, since she's an attractive mother and he's an equally dashing father with dashes of HotBlooded and LoveFreak. His ''Fatal Fury Special'' intros/win poses and endings, which have young Jae Hoon and Dong Hwan hanging out with their dad, will make you go [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments "Aaaawwwww."]]

** This was already apparent by the fact that they share timeframes with the [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting]] cast in KOF, which predated Fatal Fury by several years in the original timeline.

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan. Mai Shiranui appears in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 5: Last Round"[[note]]Astonishingly appropriate, we know![[/note]], while Terry Bogard appeared in ''VideoGame/FightingEXLayer'' in 2018, and in 2019 was announced as the fifth [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan. Mai Shiranui appears in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 5: Last Round"[[note]]Astonishingly appropriate, we know![[/note]], and in 2019, Terry Bogard was announced as the fifth [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan. Mai Shiranui appears in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 5: Last Round", and in 2019, Terry Bogard was announced as the fifth [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan. In 2019, Terry Bogard was announced as the fifth [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

While the last installment of the series appeared in late 1999, many of its [[Characters/FatalFury characters]] are still widely popular today and continue to appear in a number of SpinOff series, most notably ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. More recently, pachi-slot machines with the ''Fatal Fury'' theme have been released and there is a crossover game with ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' available for mobile phones in Japan.

* AsLongItSoundForeign: Many Brazilian players had complained that Richard Meyer's theme doesn't sound exactly like Brazilian Capoeira music, but more like a bizarre mix of traditional Brazilian, Arab and even Indian music with even more bizarre Portuguese lyrics and it fit better for a soundtrack from a movie with Arab [[BellyDancer belly dancers]] rather than battle music for a Brazilian capoerista.

* AttractMode